Japanese 3D printing for parents with baby "to meet"

Many mothers are eager to see unborn baby look like Japanese mother can now choose to use ultrasound imaging print baby's face 

Ministry dimensional model. 

8 months pregnant print model 

Kyosuke born small for two months. But as early as before birth, the family has been well aware of his appearance. Because the mother phase Kawasaki Kyoko print a baby's face model. 

"I was eight months pregnant when printing this model," Kawasaki said in an interview phase, "when he has become a human form." 

Phase Kawasaki fetal facial model consists Tokyo company called "FASOTEC" medical engineering company through 3D printing technology to produce. 

Texture can also be deceptive 

3D printing technology is not a new thing. It works similar to ordinary inkjet printer, but not with ink, but by an accumulation of layers of special metal powder materials to get physical. 

Company spokesman Tomohiro Kinoshita introduced, they can print all objects can be scanned, and even body tissues and organs. Print out the tissues and organs "is not only the shape, even the texture can also be taken into account, such as to make it stiffer or softer," and some print work texture even real ones. 

How to print the baby? 

Ultrasound scans 3000 yuan 

Most customers choose eight to nine months of pregnancy when the baby face model making, Aluminium Magnesium Alloy powder model making procedure is very simple, only need to provide an ultrasound scan images can be. Model price 50,000 yen (about 3071 yuan). 

The company has also worked to provide customers with a complete 3D printing technology to produce embryonic model, the shape of the embryo and uterus consistent model consists of a transparent Ferromanganese powder material wrapped, width 9 cm, named "Angel-shaped." Such a model price of 100,000 yen (about 6142 yuan). Mothers can also choose to make "mini-version" is only an ordinary mobile phone chain size, easy to carry. 

However, the production of "Angels in the shape of" requirement is relatively high, the expectant mother must provide magnetic resonance images. Given MRI scans during pregnancy there is a certain danger, "FASOTEC" the company has limited the conduct of business. 

Kinoshita spokesman described the company launched the service to the public, more is to promote the 3D printing technology, (print baby) is more of a memorial.